navire de haut bord
English translation: vessel with a high freeboard
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| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1high-sided ship Explanation: http://www.notrefamille.com/dictionnaire/definition/haut "Terme de marine. Ce bâtiment est haut de bord, son bord est fort élevé au-dessus de l'eau. Bâtiment de haut bord, anciennement tout bâtiment qui naviguait au long cours, aujourd'hui les vaisseaux de ligne seulement, par opposition à bâtiments de bas bord (locution qui n'est pas usitée), les galères, galiotes, brigantins, frégates et tous les navires latins." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Victory_(1737) The Victory was "a high-sided ship for her draught and this was believed to have made her leewardly and to have led to her loss". www.baen.com/chapters/troll_12.htm But what caught his attention was the gaunt, high-sided ship moored off the pier of ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2015-03-11 16:13:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Termium gives "grand voilier" for "tall ship". |
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peer agreement (net): +1vessel with a high freeboard Explanation: Your TERMINIUM entry is probably not so far off the mark as you think. A "franc bord" describes the difference between the deck and the waterline. "Bord" describes the side of a vessel so your original could actually be written "navire de haut franc bord" and it would mean eactly the same thing as "navire de haut bord". http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franc-bord http://www.corpsnedmanuals.us/nedmanual.cfml?pg=4&mpg=209 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeboard_(nautical) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building "Freeboard- the distance between the water line and the deck when loaded. Boats using sheltered waters can have low free board but seagoing vessels need high freeboard." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2015-03-12 18:07:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In the last source, you will see the contract between low freeboard and high free board. (Sometimes "free" and "board" are in one word,sometimes two). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2015-03-12 18:23:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Considérations sur le franc-bord et la tenue à la mer. Franc-bord (p.29). En principe la distance netre la flottaison et le pont détemrine la marge de flottabilité, ainsi que la réserve de stabilité sous forte inclinaison.". There are different types of "franc-bord" : FB de stabilité, FB de géométrie, FB de compartimentage, FB d'échantillonage... Source : Paulet, D & Presles, D., Architecture Navale, Connaissance et Pratique, Les Editions de la Villette. "Freeboard is the difference between the depth at side and the draught, that is it is the height of the deck above the waterline. THe FB is usually greater at the bow and stern that at amidships. This heps create a drier ship in waves. Freeboard is important in determining stability at large angles..." Source : Tupper, E., Introduction to Naval Architecture, Butterwort, 3rd Ed., p.8. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2015-03-12 18:25:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From the last source, further on... (p.111) : "Increased freeboard, say be increasing sheer forward is one means of reducing wetness." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2015-03-12 18:28:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It'a all to do with seakeeping ability, stability, geometry and international load line regulations. |
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